TAYLOR, Stanley Benjamin

Rank: 
Sergeant
Unit / Base: 
50ME Commando
Regiment/Corps: 
Coldstream Guards
Service: 
Army
Number: 
2657671
P.O.W. number: 
12361
Stanley Bernard Taylor 50 ME Commando
Sergeant Stanley Taylor from Hull was reported missing 2 June 1941 during operations in Crete, later found to be a prisoner of war. 50 and 52 Middle East Commandos formed 'D' Battalion of Layforce for this operation. Prior service in Palestine with the Coldstream Guards. Received the General Service Medal (Palestine Clasp).
 
Sources
Casualty Lists / National Archives files WO417/27, WO417/29, WO417/93.
Prisoners of War / National Archives file WO392/1.
War Office Campaign Medal and Award Rolls / National Archives file WO 100/502.
[Image] Report in the Hull Daily Mail p3 published 2/10/41.
 
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